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Old 07-09-2008, 06:20 PM
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The time has come 2 get my finger out and restore my RS.any advice would be great

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Old 07-09-2008, 06:21 PM
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got the 2k running gear on now for prepairing the shell
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Old 07-09-2008, 08:31 PM
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Are you painting it all underneath ,would make sense as its a new shell
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Old 07-09-2008, 09:56 PM
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yeah av got underseal for underneath then paint,its goin moondust silver if any1s wondering
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DONT under seal it use stone gard it sprays on you will need about 4 cans to do the hole thing and it looks like this when done



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O and i have a RS2000 motor for sale if you need one Ł200
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Old 08-09-2008, 07:06 PM
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that looks the dogs coleyst200 think il just do that cheeRS,dont need a engine tho already hav 2 LOL
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Old 13-09-2008, 03:30 PM
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iv now had the shell sandblasted and primed since i last posted.
some pics just after the sandblast,as u will notice there is still some surface rust.this is due to the fact that it was sandblasted outside and just after the guy was finshed it rained lol
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Old 13-09-2008, 03:39 PM
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so to deal with the rust problem i bought some rust eater from B-Q which is actually the shit,"apply in small doses" the instructions read,so we totally caked the shell in it lolworked a treat tho

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Old 13-09-2008, 04:02 PM
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with the primer onthis was done to keep passers by intrigued will get more pics up soon cheeRS
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keep up the work.. think you need to redo the photos into some order, get them going down the page rather than across the page after each photos press return
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